Ambiguity problem in the Earth's surface altimetry

Min Ho Ka; Victor V. Egorov

doi:10.1093/ietcom/e90-b.11.3232

Ambiguity problem in the Earth's surface altimetry

Min Ho Ka, Victor V. Egorov

School of Integrated Technology

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This paper addresses the ambiguity of radar altimetry related to the statistical nature of the Earth's surface roughness. A hypothetic altimetry method, which provides a simple way to quantify the measures of ambiguity, is proposed. Cramer-Rao lower bounds on the variances of estimates for the mean altitude and root-mean-square height of the sea surface are suggested as such quantitative measures. The accuracy of some types of air- and spaceborne radar altimeters is numerically analyzed against the derived lower bounds.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3232-3236
Number of pages	5
Journal	IEICE Transactions on Communications
Volume	E90-B
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ietcom/e90-b.11.3232
Publication status	Published - 2007

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Software
Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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